At least 38 passengers have suffered injuries in a bus accident in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi. The bus overturned on the Purvanchal Expressway on Saturday morning, an official said.
The accident took place at Ek Bazar Shukla police station area where the private bus bearing registration number BR 06 PF 4189 on the way from Bihar to New Delhi overturned early today morning. The cause of the accident was not immediately known.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Musafirkhana Atul Singh said there were a total of 65 passengers on the bus at the time the accident took place. In the accident, 38 passengers in the bus were injured, he said.
As soon as the bus overturned, there was chaos among the passengers. Locals after coming to know about the accident rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation.
After receiving information about the accident, the police reached the spot and shifted the injured passengers to CHC Jagdishpur for treatment where 17 passengers were referred to a tertiary hospital for specialized treatment. There was no confirmation of any casualties.